"Casino protesters on Dec. 14 rallied one last time in Corona ahead of Monday's NYS Gaming Commission Board vote, which will determine whether they will grant licenses to three casino operators, including Metropolitan Park proposed next to Citi Field in Flushing and spearheaded by billionaire Steve Cohen. Over a hundred protesters gathered at Corona Plaza yesterday at 2 p.m. to demand the gaming commission deny the licenses over concerns of economic damage and exploitation of working class residents with gambling addictions."
"The Dec. 14 protest kicked off with a series of chants - such as "No, no, no casino," "Queens is not for sale," and "Parks, not profits" - as organizers Graciela Quispe and Jack Hu led a procession from the plaza to the Park of the Americas. Once everyone was gathered, a handful of protesters delivered speeches, including State Sen. Jessica Ramos, and placed blame for the casino's proposal on elected officials State Sen. John Liu and Gov. Kathy Hochul."
Over a hundred protesters gathered at Corona Plaza on Dec. 14 to urge the New York State Gaming Commission to deny licenses to three casino operators, including Metropolitan Park proposed next to Citi Field and led by billionaire Steve Cohen. Organizers and faith leaders led chants and a procession to the Park of the Americas, where speakers including State Sen. Jessica Ramos blamed elected officials John Liu and Gov. Kathy Hochul for the proposal. Protesters cited economic harm and exploitation of working-class residents with gambling addictions and noted higher vulnerability in the Asian American community. Protesters also questioned Cohen's moral fitness because of SAC Capital's 2013 guilty plea, while supporters noted Cohen was not personally charged.
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